The money will go to Youth United – a coalition of the major youth volunteering organisations – to recruit and train up 2,700 new adult volunteers over the next two and a half years to run 400 new youth groups.
The government said it would mean more than 10,000 additional young people would be able to join a pack or troop.
Pickles said: "Scouts, Guides and the Cadets have a tremendously proud and successful history of giving young people the kind of fun, life skills and experiences they can’t get anywhere else.
"They rely on the goodwill and dedication of trained adult volunteers to provide this community service, which brings young people of all backgrounds and beliefs together.
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